Neurologia

Stroke cerebellare e dissezione dell’arteria vertebrale in un’adolescente

E. Manzotti, V. Bianco, B. Filippini, G. Vergine, L. Iughetti, A. Marsciani

2015/4 — pag. 259-262

A 13-year-old girl presented with progressive frontal he-adache, dizziness, vomiting and hypotonia, with heat sen-sation and hyperidrosis. She referred a “contraction” of the neck some days before, while she was doing gymna-stics. The only physical s...

Trombosi dei seni venosi associata a mastoidite e otite media acuta

C. Sandrin, A. Favret, A. Magnolato

2014/1 — pag. 54-56

Lateral sinus thrombosis is a rare and potentially devastating complication of otomastoiditis. Approximately 5-15% of the otomastoiditis develops intracranial complications among which the most frequent one is lateral sinus thrombosis that has an...

Lupus in fabula

S. Venezia, M. Corradi, S. Osmi, C. Greco, N. Carano

2013/5

Epilessia con mioclonie palpebrali e assenze

L. Marangio, E. Fiumana, G. La Fauci, R. Faggioli

2010/5 — pag. 327-328

Eyelid myoclonia with absences (or Jeavons syndrome) is an idiopathic reflex generalized epilepsy, which has unique clinical and EEG features. It is characterised by the triad of: 1. eyelid myoclonia with and without absences; 2. eye closure-indu...

Un esordio particolare di emicrania con aura

C. Calitri, M. Bonzanino, A. Travierso

2009/7 — pag. 465-466

A 12-year-old girl arrived at emergency unit in acute confusional state. She had a sudden onset of dizziness, nausea, vomiting, left fronto-temporal headache with right head and arm haemiparesis. Clinical examination and imaging were negative. Electr...

Ipertensione endocranica idiopatica (pseudotumor cerebri) in una bambina in terapia con ormone della crescita

G. Tornese, F. Patarino, S. Pensiero, F. Parentin, E. Faleschini, G. Tonini, F. Marchetti

2007/7 — pag. 459-461

We report a case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) (pseudotumor cerebri) following treatment with recombinant growth hormone (rhGH). A 9-year-old girl, treated for GH deficiency, developed bitemporal worsening headache, diplopia, intermit...

Corea di Sydenham: descrizione di cinque casi

E. Palumbo, M. Branchi, A. Siani, C. Malorgio, G. Nasca, G. Bonora

2007/3 — pag. 189-191

Sydenham chorea is an important cause of acquired chorea in childhood. Although the symptoms of chorea frequently disappear spontaneously in a few months, involuntary movements can be debilitating when they are present. We report five cases of ch...

Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie

F. Panizon

2006/5 — pag. 279-280

Torcicollo ricorrente nell’infanzia e patologia malformativa neurologica

G. La Placa, M. Andreotti, C. Pradella, R. Besana

2005/3 — pag. 186-186

Torticollis is a clinical malformation which may be due to congenital, traumatic, inflammatory or neurological malformations. The Authors describe a case of a ten years old girl with recurrent torticollis, with a rate of three-four attacks/year ch...

Encefalomielite acuta disseminata (ADEM)

2004/6 — pag. 400-400

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a rare acute inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It affects children and young adults and is characterized by a wide range of multifocal neurological signs. It is usually...

Un bambino e un’emiplegia

I. Giuseppin, M. Paci, E. Biasotto, B. Sacher, F. Marchetti, E. Barbi

2003/6 — pag. 397-398

La storia di martina: un mal di testa ingravescente

S. Castelli

2002/8 — pag. 530-531